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Based on the 3rd edition biology textbook written by C.J. Clegg, Andrew Davis, Christopher Talbot
organelles
discrete (separate) subunits in cells
nuclear pore
protein-lined channel in the nuclear envelope; regulates the transport of molecules between the nucleus and the cytoplasm
phagocytosis
the process by which a phagocyte engulfs and destroys foreign substrates such as bacteria
recognition of the foreigner and enclosing it in a phagocytotic vacuole
fusion of phagocytotic vacuole with a lysosome creating a phagolysosome
final destruction of ingested particle
phagocytotic vacuole
a vesicle formed around a particle engulfed by a phagocyte via phagocytosis
polysome
groups of ribosomes that are translating the same mRNA, indicating the cell needs multiple copies of a particular polypeptide
invagination
the in tucking of a surface or membrane
clathrin
a protein that helps facilitate endocytosis and exocytosis
